Senior ai Engineer H/F - Bureau des Talents

Le Bureau des Talents est spécialisé dans la chasse, l'accompagnement et le coaching des talents pour les startups, les scale-ups et les entreprises à impact.

- COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Our client is a Paris-based fintech SaaS company developing proprietary financial data and analytics tools for institutional clients, including analysts, portfolio managers, and research teams.
Operating with a lean team (~15 people), our client combines analytical rigor, strong engineering standards, and fast execution.
The company has recently raised €4 million, enabling them to accelerate product development and significantly expand their technical team.
Their mission: empower financial professionals to extract high-value insights from complex data through cutting-edge technology.

----------------------------------------- ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be the go-to expert for all AI-related initiatives within the company.
You will work on high-impact projects, from designing data pipelines to integrating LLM-powered features into production-ready products. This is a highly hands-on role with strong ownership and close collaboration with product and engineering teams.
You will also play a key role in shaping the AI roadmap and laying the foundation for future AI initiatives.

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- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Define and lead the AI/ML roadmap (model selection, fine-tuning strategies, RAG architectures, evaluation frameworks)
* Design and deploy LLM-powered features (document understanding, financial data extraction, semantic search, AI-assisted analysis)
* Integrate AI capabilities directly into the product in collaboration with product and engineering teams
* Build and maintain robust data pipelines (training & inference) on a PostgreSQL / GCP stack
* Evaluate tools, frameworks, and models (open-source and proprietary) based on cost-performance trade-offs
* Ensure high data quality standards across AI systems
* Guarantee compliance with GDPR and DORA regulations
* Stay up to date with emerging AI technologies and assess their real business value
* Mentor team members on AI/ML best practices

- CANDIDATE PROFILE

MUST-HAVE

* 5+ years of experience in AI, Machine Learning, or Software Engineering
* Proven experience deploying AI/ML systems in production
* Strong proficiency in Python
* Experience working with complex and unstructured data (NLP, documents, scraping...)
* Solid skills in feature engineering and data processing
* Ability to design robust, product-oriented systems
* Strong autonomy, analytical mindset, and results-driven attitude
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills

NICE-TO-HAVE

* Experience with LLMs, RAG, or conversational systems
* Background in fintech or data-intensive environments
* Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
* Experience with MLOps, data quality, or monitoring
* Previous experience in startups or fast-paced environments

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- PRACTICAL INFORMATION

* Location: Paris
* Work setup: Hybrid (3-4 days/week in the office)
* Start date: ASAP
* Contract: Permanent (CDI equivalent)


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- COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

* Salary: Depending on experience ( + stock options )
* High-impact role with strong ownership on AI strategy
* Cutting-edge technical environment
* Fast-growing startup environment